Being achievement-oriented with perfectionistic tendencies, I have read enough parenting books and articles to know early on that I would need to make a conscious effort to allow my children opportunities to fail. I truly believe that getting good at making mistakes is a key element to being successful in life. It wasn’t so hard
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I was a pretty timid child. I’m not really sure how else to describe it. I was very rule-oriented, took authority figures very seriously, and feared getting in trouble. I was shy, sensitive, and attached to my mom. I tried so hard to be perfect – and not so much like perfect hair, perfect clothes, perfect
First of all, until I read this article on LinkedIn, I had no idea who Judith Sherven was. I still don’t really know. She’s some kind of psychologist, apparently. Since her work does not seem to appear in any parenting-oriented blogs, I am thinking this highly offensive article she posted was probably a misguided
People always seem surprised to learn that I grew up without money, or at least without much of it. I don’t know for certain if this is the reason why, but it occurs to me that neither of my parents ever had any semblance of what you could call a career. Sure, they worked,
